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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced they have signed offensive tackle Jerry Ugokwe and waived defensive lineman Channing Ward on the eve of training camp.
We have signed OT Jerry Ugokwe and waived DL Channing Ward.#GoBucshttps://t.co/jUqpFdHxRv
— Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) July 25, 2018
The move isn’t a big shock by any means as the Buccaneers needed to find a way to add to the depth of the offensive line, especially after cutting J.R. Sweezy earlier in the off-season. Ward, unfortunately, was now part of a very deep - and stacked - position group as Jason Licht spent most of the off-season beefing up one of the league’s worst defensive lines of 2017.
Ward was hit with the non-football injury designation, opening the spot for Ugokwe who was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2017 by the Colts, waived and picked up by the Saints, then spent a few weeks on the Redskins’ practice squad.